A tax official in the Sirdaryo province has been detained while accepting a bribe, the State Security Service (DXX) said.
Reportedly, the chief of a department within the Sirdaryo Province Tax Administration abused his position to extort a payoff from the owner of a jewelry business.
The official allegedly promised to waive a 145-million-soum fine—which investigators claim was artificially manufactured based on accusations of hiding over 1 billion soums in turnover and evading mandatory payments. Additionally, he offered to provide "patronage" and protection for the company's future operations.
The sting operation was a coordinated effort between the DXX, the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office, the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, and the Tax Authority’s internal compliance and anti-corruption unit.
A criminal case has been launched against the official, with an investigation currently underway.
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